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0 pointsSomeone12349y ago0 comments

Indeed. But people who own supercars and other kit cars capable of such feats were rare and expensive.

Electric vehicles are going to take something, once rare, and make it common. Once it becomes common, the accident incidents will be more than just statistical noise, and legislative action may follow.

The NHTSA and FMCSA are currently working on a proposal for large commercial vehicles that would artificially limit their maximum speed to 68 mph. So it isn't unheard of for legislation to be created to target new vehicles which aims to improve public safety.

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jfitbsidbfb9y ago

The point is not that they're more common. Anyone that has wanted a fast car in the last 60 years could either buy or build one. Even a regular old car is plenty enough to kill yourself and plenty of other people if you're reckless enough. Besides that, it's much easier to create a stupidly dangerous car through sheer neglect of tires/brakes than to actually buy one that way.

Your argument is comparable to banning sharp knives because someone started selling them cheaper than butter knives. Both types have always been sufficiently available and dangerous that making one more common than the other isn't going to change anything

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Indeed. But people who own supercars and other kit cars capable of such feats were rare and expensive.

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